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General-in-Chief of the French Army of the Alps he get the nicknames "the Horatius Cocles of the Tyrol" by Napoleon and the "Schwarzer Teufel" (Black Devil) by Austrian troops during the Second Italian Campaign. His son, Alexandre Dumas, is one of France's most widely read authors of all time. Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte: 1763–1844 French
"Cat's Eyes" – John Cunningham, Second World War British night fighter ace (a nickname he didn't like) "Cenaze"(Turkish, Corpse – Hasan Pasha, Grand Vizier of the Ottomans, Veteran Commander of Russo-Turkish War (1806–1812) [5] "Chancre Jack" – Chiang Kai-Shek, political and military leader who served as the leader of the Republic of China
"Bully" – Emil Lang, World War 2 Luftwaffe fighter ace "Bunny" – Christopher Currant, British RAF fighter ace in World War II "Butch" Arthur T. Harris, British commander of RAF Bomber Command during World War II (from "butcher"; affectionately given by his men) Edward O'Hare, American World War II fighter ace and Medal of Honor recipient
Rafale n° 106 104-HG of the EC 3/30 in 2011. Rafale B 113-HO of the ETR 2/92 Aquitaine during Operation Serval on March 17, 2013. Fighter Squadrons. Escadron de Chasse 1/2 Cigognes at BA 116
When the system began the names were assigned by the Air Standardization Coordinating Committee (ASCC), made up of the English-speaking allies of the Second World War, the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and two non-NATO countries, Australia and New Zealand. The ASCC names were adopted by the U.S. Department of Defense and then NATO.
While France hosts grandiose ceremonies commemorating D-Day, Missak Manouchian and his Resistance fighters’ heroic role in World War II are often overlooked. French President Emmanuel Macron is ...
Jacques Levi, b 1899 Nice France, d 1971, Panama City Panama Marcel Langer (French Resistance) (1903–1943) Joseph Laniel (1889–1975) Madeleine Lavigne (1912–1945), Isabelle, agent of the Special Operations Executive; Jacques Lecompte-Boinet (1905–1974) Édouard Le Jeune (1921–2017), former Senator; André Leroi-Gourhan (1911–1986)
Nieuport 28. France has used many military aircraft both in the French Air and Space Force, and other branches of its armed forces.Multiple aircraft were designed and built in France, but many aircraft from elsewhere, or part of joint ventures have been used as well.